NS 4630

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NS 4630
Global Health, Development, and Policy Issues in Tanzania

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.

Engages Global Health minors, IARD majors, and Tanzanian medical students in problembased learning in a cross-cultural small group context in Tanzania. Develop and justify policy recommendations to address a current issue related to global health, nutrition, food safety, or agriculture. Students will work in assigned teams of three to four, designed to mix Cornell and Tanzanian students.

When Offered Summer.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: students in the Global Health and IARD Summer Session and Internship Program in Tanzania.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: NS 4620.

Course Attribute (CU-CEL) 

Outcomes
  • Gain cross-cultural competence.
  • Gain broad knowledge about global health and development issues in Tanzania.
  • Learn how to use tools to analyze a policy issue, including stakeholder analysis, problem trees, and policy criteria.
  • Gain in-depth knowledge about a health dilemma relevant to Tanzania.
  • Work in a cross-cultural team to research a health policy dilemma of their own choosing, and to develop, negotiate, write and present their ideas as a policy case study.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  1665 NS 4630   FLD 801

    • MTWRF Moshi, Tanzania
    • May 27 - Jun 22, 2018

    • Moseley, J

    • MTWRF Moshi, Tanzania
    • Jun 25 - Jul 19, 2018

    • Moseley, J

  • Taught in Tanzania. Travel dates will be May 26 and July 20.

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